Listed below are other agencies and resources which may be of interest to you. Blair is one of the 25 largest school districts in the state of nebraska and maintains the highest accreditation from the nebraska state department of education, as well as membership in the north central association of schools and colleges. Within its first year, blair was designated county seat. If you call the library after reserving the books we can have them available for pick up generally in about an hour.
Local government is just one component of the fabric of a strong community. Monday through friday 9 am5 pm limited staff drivethrough window hours 10 am 4 pm information sources on covid19 adventures to take while at home good afternoon to all our favorite patrons. The washington county historical association has been operating since 1925 in the heart of historic fort calhoun, just a short drive on highway 75 north of omaha. Remarkable events that shaped history it happened in series first edition. Nancy louise galaway of fairmont, nebraska, was born february 22, 1945 at blair, neb. The health and wellbeing of our guests, staff, and volunteers are always our highest priority. Whether you are looking to buy clothes online or shop home goods, we have you covered. To that end, all history nebraska sites will be closed to the public until further notice. For over 100 years, blair has been an american household name for catalog shopping. A history of the blair register and its followers, the. A history of the blair register and its followers, the enterprise and the pilottribune six generations of one family have worked on this paper. History nebraska closed to public until further notice 05052020. Local agencies and resources local government is just one component of the fabric of a strong community.
Blair, county seat and largest city in washington county, was not one of its earliest towns. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in. Blair, nebraska, county seat and largest city in washington county, was not one of its earliest towns. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. Her past experiences include being a photographer, a bookseller, a journalist, a radio broadcaster, and a travel agent. Telecommunications solutions american broadband nebraska.
The society collects, records, and catalogs genealogical data for public use. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Younkers collectors edition greatest moments in nebraska corhuskers football history younkers collectors edition by texas footballepic sports corp. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. Blair nebraska family history center familysearch wiki. Blair resident seeks emotion through history in recently.
The nsaa recently announced its nebraska chiropractic physicians association academic allstate awards from the winter season. Apply to personal shopper, temporary work at home, stocker and more. The blair public library traces its roots back to 1877 when a group of blair women formed the ladies library association. We have tried to make this a comprehensive list, however, new collections, manuscript collections with photographs, and museum collections with photographs may. Blairbricks if these bricks could talk, volume one. In 1864 the northern nebraska airline railroad company was organized, and in 1867.
The washington county historical association was established to preserve the history of these early pioneers and to honor their memories. This is a list of photo collections, not of individual photographs. Blair genealogy in washington county, ne usa 1,015,348 nebraska 10,923 washington county 5 blair 44. Dana college is a defunct baccalaureate college located in blair, nebraska. Washington county genealogical society, 2233 civic drive, blair, nebraska 68008. Blair who named the town, and provides an historical account of the buildings and lots of downtown blair. Blair and the blair bridge on june 20, 2011, during the 2011 missouri river floods blair is a city in and the county seat of washington county, nebraska, united states. With customer care centers located in blair and wayne, our team of customer. Maralyn was born on february 20, 1942 and passed away on wednesday, october 10, 2018. It was named for railroad magnate john insley blair, who was credited with bringing the railroad to town. Blair county, pennsylvania, is in the beautiful and farfamed juniata valley, and lies between the fortyfirst and fortysecond degrees north latitude. Familysearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world.
Book provides pictorial history of washington county local news. Blair, nebraska centennial history 18691969 scarce. Blair county pennsylvania genealogy project pagenweb history. Includes indexes, brief history of washington county, and portraits of early saunders county residents and residences. A twoday bench trial has been set in a lawsuit filed against washington county and sheriff mike robinson over the death of a fort calhoun teenager who was killed in an accident after fleeing a.
The city of blair has more than 150 acres of parks and a variety of recreational facilities, all of these described below. Washington county, nebraska genealogy familysearch. The following is a list of photograph collections in the holdings of history nebraska. Casde blair washington county virtual nebraska university. Visit the history nebraska collections search for additional. It will give you a unique insight into the lives of the families and the people who founded blair and the businesses they created. Search business profiles for blair, nebraska book stores at. The blair, ne white pages phone book search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance. Blair genealogy in washington county, ne usa 1,015,348 nebraska 10,923 washington county 5 blair 44 note. Discover librarianselected research resources on nebraska history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Click on any of the titles for the details on that particular bid. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Lieutenant james william abert 182097 of the united states army topographical engineers received orders in 1845 to explore the canadian river region of the southern plainsan area covering presentday colorado, new mexico, texas, and oklahoma.
The following is a listing of various bid postings. The blair historic preservation alliance seeks to preserve the history of blair s structures and sites through its historic landmark registry by actively researching and documenting the history of each downtown building. Each of our educational, grief support or remembrance events is designed to appeal to a wide age range, including adults and children. The blair historic preservation alliance seeks to preserve the history of blairs structures and sites through its historic landmark registry by actively researching and documenting the history of each downtown building. Blair, nebraska phone book listings, including common blair, nebraska phone scams plus local white pages and yellow pages.
Blair yellow pages phone books in nebraska ne whitepages. As of monday 462020, the library staff, along with all city staff, will. Downloadable audiobooks, ebooks and popular magazines bestselling and popular content for desktops and mobile devices. After spending her afternoon putting away hurdles and high jump mats for the year, fort calhoun track and field coach mandy taylor returned to the pioneers football field in time for 8. He held various other business concerns before founding the. Building in the background is the south side of the blair bank building 2 blair place at the corner of old walker avenue now 16th street and washington street. Search our blair, ne phone book by phone number to get the owners name, address, social media profiles and more. Today, the washington county historical association strives to be the keeper of our countys. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Maralyn was a resident of blair, nebraska at the time of passing.
The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from blair senior high schoolin blair, nebraska. Nebraska library commission the atrium 1200 n street suite 120 lincoln, ne 685082023 directions 4024712045 8003072665 nebraska only fax. Through pictures, maps and a history of each downtown building lot, if these bricks could talk is a colorful 375page, hardbound book, filled with interesting tidbits about the buildings in blair. Zillow has 102 homes for sale in blair ne matching.
Databases and software edit edit source fhc portal this center has access to the family history center portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. Blair state bank building blair historic preservation alliance. The 128page book provides a pictorial history of the countys early days. In keeping with its mission, the blair historic preservation alliance, maintains an archive of information pertaining to the history of blair, nebraska. The obituary was featured in omaha worldherald on february 18, 20.
Browse the most recent blair, nebraska obituaries and condolences. Note the sign above the car for the blair democrat newspaper, which was housed in the basements of the building. We encourage others to become interested in genealogy and will assist in research in washington county, ne. Library currently closed to the public library hours till further notice. The following are cemeteries located in washington county. These materials include printed resources such as articles, books, documents and essays plus. A nonprofit, independent press that publishes diverse books, including literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction about the american south and beyond.
A centennial history of blair, a city in and the county seat of washington county, nebraska. The washington county genealogical societys purpose is to meet together to promote and support a mutual interest in genealogy. Lustgraaf aims to retain family, geographic and generational history in his recently published great depressionera book good old days, which he hopes elicits familial. Millions of people use familysearch records, resources, and services each year to learn more about their family history. Blair white pages phone books in nebraska ne whitepages. Blair je grad u americkoj saveznoj drzavi nebraska. The campus was planned to be purchased by midland university, which expressed its intention to reopen the campus in 2015 or 2016, but dropped. Blair public library 1917 nebraska library commission. Monthly temperature, precipitation and hours of sunshine. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Blair, nebraska company information book stores page 1. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
We have tried to make this a comprehensive list, however, new collections, manuscript collections with photographs, and museum collections with photographs may not be reflected. Overdrive nebraska login needed inlibrary use only. Photograph collection list the following is a list of photograph collections in the holdings of history nebraska. Three of the parks steyer, black elkneihardt and rhoades together with the ground of arbor park school and the campus of dana college form the blair community arboretum, an affiliate site of the nebraska statewide arboretum. In addition to writing, she organizes tours at arbor day farm and plays the piano for a local high school choir. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in blair, nebraska. Written by william cutler and published by andreas in 1882, this extraordinary book provides a detailed and comprehensive history of nebraska. Blair cemetery in blair, nebraska find a grave cemetery.
Local agencies and resources blair, ne official website. American broadband nebraska provides rural nebraska with telecommunications products and services for both residential and business. If you see your name among the blair senior high school graduates, someone is looking for you. You can easily renew your books, check the status of your account, or ask a. Run a reverse phone lookup on any blair, ne phone number to see what others have reported about it as. A climate graph showing rainfall, temperatures and normals. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. Blair weather averages and climate blair, nebraska.
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